COLTS: Club has reached postseason for 2nd straight season under head coach CHUCK PAGANO & 11 of past 12 seasons overall…Clinched AFC South title for 8th-time since 2003…Colts are 3-0 vs. Chiefs in postseason…QB ANDREW LUCK has 13 home wins in his 1st 2 seasons, tied with MATT RYAN for 2nd-most in Super Bowl era. Has 8,196 career passing yards & is 1st player in NFL history with 8,000 passing yards in his 1st 2 seasons. Luck (10) has most game-winning drives by QB in 4th qtr./OT in 1st 2 seasons of career since ’70. In 2 career reg. season meetings vs. KC, Luck is 2-0 & has completed 43 of 72 passes (59.7 pct.) for 446 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 86.9 rating. Will make 2nd postseason start of career (1st at home)…RB DONALD BROWN had career-high 8 TDs (6 rush, 2 receiving) in 2013. Brown totaled 110 scrimmage yards with 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 receiving) in last game against KC. RB TRENT RICHARDSONhad rush TD last week…WR T.Y. HILTON had career-best in catches (82) & receiving yards (1,083) in 2013. Had career-best in catches (11) & receiving yards (155) last week. Hilton is 6th player in NFL history to register 10 100-yard receiving games in the 1st 2 seasons of a career. Is averaging 90 receiving yards per game at home this season. WR GRIFF WHALEN has TD reception in 2 of past 3…TE COBY FLEENER had career-highs in catches (52), receiving yards (608) & TDs (4) this season…LB ROBERT MATHIS (111 career; 19.5 in 2013) has most sacks in career by Colt & in single-season since 1982. Has 3 sacks vs. KC (incl. postseason). LB JERRELL FREEMAN led team with 126 tackles. Had 5 tackles, sack, INT, FF, FR & 2 passes defensed in last game vs. Chiefs. Ranked 2nd on team with career-best 5.5 sacks…S ANTOINE BETHEA has 4 career postseason INTs. S LA RON LANDRY had 2 INTs in only career postseason game (w/ Was. on 1/5/08 at Sea.)…CB DARIUS BUTLER has 4 INTs in each of past 2 seasons. Led team with 15 passes defensed…Last week, K ADAM VINATIERI (2,004) became 7th player in NFL history to reach 2,000 career points (reg. season games only). Vinatieri owns NFL-postseason record in made FGs (48) & points (196)…Club had 1 player selected to 2014 Pro Bowl (LB Mathis).

SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 2014

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS–AFC WEST (9-7) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS–AFC NORTH (11-5)

BENGALS: Club has reached postseason for 5th time under head coach MARVIN LEWIS (2005, 2009, 2011-2013). Reached postseason in 3 straight seasons for 1st time in franchise history. Bengals aim for 1st postseason win since 1/6/91 against Houston Oilers (Wild Card)…Clinched 1st AFC North title since 2009…Club posted 8-0 record at home for 1st time since 1988…Have won 9 consecutive home games dating back to 2012…Offense has 73.9 TD pct. inside 20 this season, 2nd-best in NFL…QB ANDY DALTON passed for 4,296 yards with 33 TD passes in 2013, most in single-season in team history. Cin. is 15-1 (.938) when Dalton has 100+ rating. Dalton is 30-18 (.625) as starter, highest all-time win pct. by Bengals QB (min. 20 starts). Is 2-0 against Chargers. Dalton totaled 20 TDs vs. 9 INTs & 98.4 passer rating at home this season…RB GIOVANI BERNARD (1,209) is 1st Bengals rookie RB to reach 1,000 scrimmage yards sinceCOREY DILLON in 1997 (1,388). RB BEN JARVUS GREEN-ELLIS has rushed for 246 yards on 58 carries in 5 career postseason games…WR A.J. GREEN (260) surpassed ANQUAN BOLDIN (259) for most catches in 1st 3 seasons of career in NFL history. Green (3,833) has 2nd-most receiving yards in 1st 3 seasons of career in NFL history, trailing only RANDY MOSS (4,163). Green is 1st WR to be selected to Pro Bowl in each of his 1st 3 seasons since Randy Moss. Has 14 catches for 168 yards with 1 TD in 2 career games vs. SD. WRs Green (11) & MARVIN JONES (10) combined for 21 TD receptions…Defense allowed 19.1 points per game in 2013, tied for fewest in AFC…LB VONTAZE BURFICT led team with 171 tackles in 2013....DE WALLACE GILBERRY had career-high 7.5 sacks this season…CB TERENCE NEWMAN has played in 6 career postseason games (5 with Dal, 1 with Cin.). CBDRE KIRKPATRICK had career-best 2 INTs last week, incl. 21-yard INT-return TD. Had INT in last game vs. SD…Club had 2 players selected to 2013 Pro Bowl (LB Burfict, WR Green).

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 2014

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS–NFC SOUTH (11-5) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES–NFC EAST (10-6)